CV
Alexandre Pasco
Summary
Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL, chair HPNALGS. Previously Ph.D in applied mathematics at Ecole Centrale de Nantes. My research is mainly about dimension reduction and randomized methods for high-dimensional approximation and inverse problems. I try my best to promote open science.
Education
- Ph.D in Applied Mathematics2022.12 - 2026.01Ecole Centrale de Nantes
- (Master's) Engineer's degree: applied mathematics and research2019.09 - 2022.11Ecole Centrale de Nantes
- CPGE Mathematics Physics2017.09 - 2019.08Lycée Clémenceau (Nantes)
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher2026.04 - PresentEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Chair HPNALGS
- Teacher assistant2023.02 - 2025.03Ecole Centrale de Nantes
- Researcher internship2022.04 - 2022.09Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray
- Actuarial internship2021.01 - 2021.08Union Mutualiste Retraite
Publications
- Dictionary-based model reduction for state estimation2024Advances in Computational Mathematics, Volume 50, article number 32, (2024)Inverse problem, model order reduction, sparse approximation, randomized linear algebra.
- Surrogate to Poincaré inequalities on manifolds for dimension reduction in nonlinear feature spaces2026Information and Inference: A Journal of the IMA, Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2026, iaag005High-dimensional approximation, Poincaré inequality, dimension reduction, nonlinear feature learning, deviation inequalities.
- Surrogate to Poincaré inequalities on manifolds for structured dimension reduction in nonlinear feature spaces (Preprint)2026arXivHigh-dimensional approximation, Poincaré inequality, collective dimension reduction, structured dimension reduction, nonlinear feature learning, deviation inequalities.
- Nonlinear dimension reduction for high dimensional approximation and inverse problems (PhD Thesis)2026HALHigh-dimensional approximation, dimension reduction, inverse problems, random sketching, Poincaré inequality.
Presentations
- Séminaire des doctorants du LMJL2023LMJL, Nantes UniversitéNantes, FranceTalk
- Young Mathematicians in Model Order Reduction Conference (YMMOR)2023University of UlmUlm, GermanyTalk
- Mascot-Num Conference2023Mascot-NumLe Croisic, FrancePoster
- Séminaire de Mathématiques Appliquées du LMJL2023LMJL, Nantes UniversitéNantes, FranceTalk
- Congrès des Jeunes Chercheuses et Chercheurs en Mathématiques et Applications (CJC-MA)2023CentraleSupélecGif-sur-Yvette, FranceTalk
- SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification2024Trieste, ItalyTalk
- Young Mathematicians in Model Order Reduction Conference (YMMOR)2024University of StuttgartStuttgart, GermanyTalk
- Rencontres Doctorales Lebesgue (RDL)2024LAREMAAngers, FranceTalk
- 46ème Congrès National d'Analyse Numérique (CANUM)2024LMJLIle de Ré, FrancePoster
- Semaines d'Etudes Mathematiques - Entreprises et Societe (SEMES)2024LMJLNantes, FranceTalk
- Séminaire des jeunes chercheurs en analyse de l'IRMAR2024IRMARRennes, FranceTalk
- Young Mathematicians in Model Order Reduction Conference (YMMOR)2025SISSATrieste, ItalyTalk
- RT-UQ PhD-day2025Université Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, FranceTalk
- PhD defense2026Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes UniversitéNantes, FranceTalk
- Congrès des Jeunes Chercheuses et Chercheurs en Mathématiques et Applications (CJC-MA)2026Ecole Nationale des Ponts et ChausséesChamps-sur-Marne, FranceTalk
Teaching
- (TA) Mathematics for engineering2023.02 - 2025.01Ecole Centrale de NantesTeacher AssistantUndergraduate course and computer sessions
- (TA) Ordinary Differential Equations2025.02 - 2025.03Ecole Centrale de NantesTeacher AssistantUndergraduate course
- (TA) Applied mathematics project2023.10 - 2025.04Ecole Centrale de NantesTeacher AssistantGraduate students project supervision
Services
- Committee member2023.09 - PresentYoung Mathematicians in Model Order Reduction Conference (YMMOR)
- Doctoral student representative on the laboratory board2024.09 - 2025.06Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray
- Referent Researcher in middle schools2023.10 - 2025.03MATh.en.JEANSIntroducing young people to mathematical research through teamwork on open-ended problems.
- Volunteer tutor in maths and physics2019.10 - 2021.04Ecole Centrale de NantesWeekly tutoring sessions with students in preparatory classes for entrance to Grandes Ecoles.
Languages
- FrenchNative
- EnglishAdvanced
- JapaneseIntermediate (JLPT N4)
- SpanishBeginner